SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SYNCHRONIZE WIRELESS DEVICES IN THE PRESENCE OF A FMCW RADIO ALTIMETER
First Claim
1. A wireless device network, the network comprising:
- a plurality of device nodes that share a radio frequency spectrum using time-division multiple accesses;
a network synchronizing device in wireless communication with the plurality of device nodes, the network synchronizing device coupled to a timeslot allocation function, wherein the timeslot allocation function allocates to the network synchronizing device a timeslot on a first designated synchronization channel within the radio frequency spectrum;
wherein the network synchronizing device broadcasts an arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon to the plurality of device nodes on the first designated synchronization channel in the timeslot;
wherein the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon comprises a Sync Timeslot identifier that identifies the timeslot, and a Sync Time indicator that includes a time that the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon was transmitted.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to synchronize wireless device nodes in the presence of a FMCW radio altimeter are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless device network comprises: a plurality of device nodes that share a radio frequency spectrum using time-division multiple accesses; a network synchronizing device in wireless communication with the plurality of device nodes, the network synchronizing device coupled to a timeslot allocation function, wherein the timeslot allocation function allocates to the network synchronizing device a timeslot on a first designated synchronization channel within the radio frequency spectrum; wherein the network synchronizing device broadcasts an arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon to the plurality of device nodes on the first designated synchronization channel in the timeslot; wherein the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon comprises a Sync Timeslot identifier that identifies the timeslot, and a Sync Time indicator that includes a time that the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon was transmitted.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless device network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of device nodes that share a radio frequency spectrum using time-division multiple accesses; a network synchronizing device in wireless communication with the plurality of device nodes, the network synchronizing device coupled to a timeslot allocation function, wherein the timeslot allocation function allocates to the network synchronizing device a timeslot on a first designated synchronization channel within the radio frequency spectrum; wherein the network synchronizing device broadcasts an arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon to the plurality of device nodes on the first designated synchronization channel in the timeslot; wherein the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon comprises a Sync Timeslot identifier that identifies the timeslot, and a Sync Time indicator that includes a time that the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network synchronizing device for a wireless system network, the device comprising:
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a wireless radio interface; and a processor coupled to a memory; wherein based on a clock signal from a Master Wireless Clock, the processor maintains a Master Timeslot Counter that indicates a current timeslot of a current wireless system frame, and a Master Slot Time Clock that defines starting and ending edges of the current timeslot; wherein the processor is configured to receive a timeslot allocation from a Wireless Timeslot Allocation Function that indicates a timeslot in which it is permitted to transmit an arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon on a first designated synchronization channel; wherein when the timeslot occurs, the processor transmits, via the wireless radio interface, the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon, the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon comprising a Sync Timeslot identifier as indicated by the Master Timeslot Counter and a Sync Time indicator that indicates a time that the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for synchronizing a wireless network sharing a radio spectrum with a radio altimeter, the method comprising:
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receiving a time divisional multiple access (TDMA) timeslot allocation for a first frequency channel, wherein the first frequency channel comprises a frequency spectrum periodically shared with a radio altimeter signal; and transmitting an arbitrary timing synchronization beacon (ATSB) during a timeslot indicated by the timeslot allocation, wherein the arbitrary timing synchronization beacon includes a sync timeslot identifier that indicates the timeslot in which the arbitrary timing synchronization beacon was transmitted and a sync time indicator identifying a time the arbitrary timing synchronization beacon is transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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